We celebrated Christmas a wee bit early this year.
I am so glad that we did!
It really felt like Christmas decorating the tree, listening to Nat King Cole sing Christmas songs, and enjoying the Sparkling Pine candle burning in the room.
The girls (and Eric part of the time) really wanted to hang all of the ornaments, so Josh and I snuggled on the couch and handed them the ornaments.
A few of our favorites!
Our three little E's didn't know that we were going to celebrate Christmas morning early.
After they were asleep, Josh and I wrapped presents and put them under the tree.
The next morning, before they went out into the living room, I read them a book while Josh turned the lights on the tree, lit the candle, started the music and the coffee.
They came into the living room thinking we were getting another book,
but instead they got Christmas!
Josh enjoying his scarf from my mom!
Enjoying presents
This is Eric's new bike helmet from Gamma and Oma.
Josh picked it out but it was Eric who didn't want to take it off.
And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care
(this shot was actually AFTER our Christmas)
This is what was in their stockings
Daddy Dolls!
12 inch dolls made from Josh's picture and a voice recorder inside with a personal message to each child in their dolls.
Eric got his first train!
He really wanted to do it himself
Ahhh..the aftermath
and assembly
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
I am so glad that we did!
It really felt like Christmas decorating the tree, listening to Nat King Cole sing Christmas songs, and enjoying the Sparkling Pine candle burning in the room.
The girls (and Eric part of the time) really wanted to hang all of the ornaments, so Josh and I snuggled on the couch and handed them the ornaments.
A few of our favorites!
Our three little E's didn't know that we were going to celebrate Christmas morning early.
After they were asleep, Josh and I wrapped presents and put them under the tree.
The next morning, before they went out into the living room, I read them a book while Josh turned the lights on the tree, lit the candle, started the music and the coffee.
They came into the living room thinking we were getting another book,
but instead they got Christmas!
Josh enjoying his scarf from my mom!
Enjoying presents
This is Eric's new bike helmet from Gamma and Oma.
Josh picked it out but it was Eric who didn't want to take it off.
And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care
(this shot was actually AFTER our Christmas)
This is what was in their stockings
Daddy Dolls!
12 inch dolls made from Josh's picture and a voice recorder inside with a personal message to each child in their dolls.
Eric got his first train!
He really wanted to do it himself
Ahhh..the aftermath
and assembly
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
4 comments:
so sweet!! i love that they didn't know! and, daddy dolls are so neat!!
Such wonderful Christmas memories for you and the children this year. It looks like fun.
Ally and I really enjoyed looking at your photos. So very sweet and festive.
You did such a lovely job of celebraing Christmas before Josh left. And the kids look like they loved it...and of course, they'll have pictures to remember! love those stockings hung by the chimney with care.
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